Motor Barnaul
Motor Barnaul | |
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City | Barnaul, Russia |
Founded | 1959 |
Folded | 2006 |
Colours | White, blue, red |
Franchise history | |
1959-2006 | Motor Barnaul |
Motor Barnaul (Russian: Мотор Барнаул) was an ice hockey team in Barnaul, Russia.
History
[edit]The club was founded in 1959 as the successor club to Spartak Barnaul, which had been founded in 1954. In Soviet times, Barnaul participated in various lower-level leagues.
In the 1998–99 season the club participated in the second-level league organized by the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia. From 1999-2006, the club participated in the second-level Russian league, the Vysshaya Liga.
The club was dissolved due to financial problems in 2006. It was replaced by Altai Barnaul, which currently competes in the third-level Russian league, the Pervaya Liga.
External links
[edit]- Team profile on eurohockey.com